Read the following excerpt from Patrick Henry's speech and answer the question. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.

The purpose of the parallel language in this example is to .

describe what it is like to surrender to an enemy
show how a balance of power can be created
emphasize the importance of past actions
suggest how long the colonists will have to wait for freedom

Read the speech from the play the importance of being earnest. algernon. you have invented a very useful younger brother called ernest, in order that you may be able to come up to town as often as you like. i have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called bunbury, in order that i may be able to go down into the country whenever i choose. bunbury is perfectly invaluable. if it wasn’t for bunbury’s extraordinary bad health, for instance, i wouldn’t be able to dine with you at willis’s to-night, for i have been really engaged to aunt augusta for more than a week. which responses clearly describe how a student who didn’t know the word invaluable could determine its meaning?